Job Description

Job Purpose

To work within the Early Help Team, under the direction of the Headteacher liaising closely with the SENDCO and Trust Safeguarding & Family Support Manager to identify pupils at risk and supporting pupils and their families once identified. To also include Pastoral and Academic interventions.

Main Duties and responsibilities:

Attendance, family support, Safeguarding to also include pastoral and academic mentoring of pupils

To support the current Early Help, Pastoral and Attendance structure.

To work with identified link Primary schools to support Early Help work.

To support with Early Help Assessments and Interventions.

To undertake DSL training and/or a commitment to maintain current DSL knowledge.

Attend and contribute to monthly DSL safeguarding meetings.

Support the Headteacher and DSLs by arranging, leading and attending meetings associated with child protection and early help.

Refer, with support from the Lead DSL, cases to social services of suspected abuse.

To support with the caseload of students referred within the school for a variety of reasons. The work includes family consultation and support, liaison with external agencies and partnership working with school and other statutory partners.

Provide ongoing support, advice and guidance to enable key pupils to maintain high attendance and to access an appropriate curriculum.

To provide bespoke pastoral and academic mentoring for key pupils and groups of pupils as required.

Monitor the impact and effectiveness of support and act when issues arise.

Work with key disengaged pupils and their families and develop specific interventions to encourage re-engagement.

To provide emotional and practical support to families, working with their teacher and other health and social care professionals to provide early help interventions.

Act on the monitoring of attendance and support action to tackle low attendance including development of initiatives to reduce absence.

Ensure families and carers are kept informed of the individual action plans to support and encourage their active participation in the process.

Provide regular opportunities to monitor the progress of individual children and young people and help empower families and carers to resolve issues they may have.

Work closely with others in the school or external services to set targets, agree action and evaluate outcomes.

Work closely with other local schools within the local cluster.

Attend and participate in pastoral and attendance meetings as required.

Provide relevant reports/analysis in preparation for meetings.

Maintain student files and filing.

Attend home visits to provide ongoing family support.

Work towards fulfilling the academy commitment to a high quality of service and will promote and embody the academy ethos.

General

Attend and participate in staff and working group meetings and training as appropriate.

Adhere to work practices and policies including those relating to Equal Opportunities.

Any other duties requested by the Headteacher

Safeguarding

Work in line with statutory safeguarding guidance (e.g. Keeping Children Safe in Education, Prevent) and our safeguarding and child protection policies

Promote the safeguarding of all pupils in the school

To undertake tasks of a similar nature and level, as directed by the Headteacher.

Benefits

We are committed to investing in our staff and their development as part of this, you will have access to ongoing training, support and mentoring.

The support of a growing Multi Academy Trust in continuing to develop the school.

Working collaboratively with our growing cluster of schools and the local community.

The support of very effective and knowledgeable Trustees and Academy Governors.

Free access to Health Assured Employee Assistance Programme.

Free onsite Parking.

Generous discount at the David Nieper Ltd factory shop.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: 29,719.00-31,691.00 per year

Benefits:

Free parking Health & wellbeing programme Store discount
Work Location: In person